WAM Needs to Hear From YOU!

 

Dear Sdc, It is the month of giving, where we celebrate the generosity of our community, as well as our staff, donors, and everyone involved at Women's Audio Mission.  If you have been active on WAM's social media, you know that WAM kicked off our campaign to raise $200,000 by midnight on December 31 -- and we believe that by midnight tonight, we'll be10% of the way there because of your support! ($1500 to go to get there!) Your donation — or your fundraising campaign with your friends — will help WAM Change the Face of Sound! We also have: - a FREE SHOW TONIGHT  in San Francisco, - a request to hear what you want from WAM in 2023, and of course - marvelous updates on our programs all around!  YOU Power WAM Why donate to Women's Audio Mission by midnight on December 31? More than ever, women and gender-expansive people need our support. But don't take it from us, here's a word from a former WAM intern about why this work is important! "The Women's Audio Mission (internship) program allowed me to grow my technical and studio management skills. I received hands-on experience with studio consoles, learned about signal flow and studio equipment, and worked with clients." Help WAM support thousands of women, girls, and gender-expansive people to become the next #FaceofSound. 👉 wam.rocks/donate!   Here are a few different ways you can donate!    We have it on good authority from a musician in the know that donating to WAM will improve your day: WAM Needs to Hear From YOU! Whether you are (or once were) a WAM member, a WAM student (or are a future student!), a recording artist who used our studio, a Girls on the Mic student or graduate, or a fan -- we want to know what YOU want and need from WAM! Please take a few moments to tell us about your needs and interests in this survey as we prepare for our 2023 Adult Education Classes. The survey will remain live until November 18. All of us at #WAM thank you for your participation and feedback! 'Cause Tonight Is The Night Let's give these artists some love like they never needed love before!  Women's Audio Mission presents the latest in our Local Sirens: Women In Music Performance Series, this time featuring the all-star line-up of local legends Lil MC, Dizzy Jenkins, and Nina Sol at El Rio on November 17, at 8 pm in San Francisco! FREE: 21+ ADDRESS: El Rio (back room) - 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110 TIME: 8 pm - 11 pm Make sure to RSVP to reserve your spot!  Visit our webpage to learn more about each artist.  Local Sirens is a free performance series that celebrates exceptional Bay Area women and gender-expansive musicians and artists. Local Sirens has presented the work of 75+ women and gender-expansive artists and reached over 7,500 attendees at local venues, including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Brava, The Rickshaw Stop, Dolby, The New Parish, and more. Local Sirens is made possible thanks in part to grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the Fleishhacker Foundation, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,  and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.  WAM Internship Application is Now Open! You heard us right! Our Internship Application for Spring Cohort: Feb 1 – May 26, 2023, is now open!  The WAM Internship Program is widely recognized in the audio and music production industries for the caliber of training, range of activities, overall experience, as well as job placement opportunities. Past interns have gone on to positions with such companies as Dolby, Pixar, Apple, Sony, Google, and Pandora, as well as most of the premier venues for music and performance in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Learn more and apply here: https://wam.rocks/springinternship2023   IMPORTANT DATES: Check your calendar! You must be available on the dates that are listed for both virtual and live events as indicated to be considered for internship candidacy. Jan 6, 2023: Application deadline Jan 16 – 20th: If you are selected as a potential candidate, this is when you will have a virtual interview. Feb 1 & 2, 9 am-2 pm: REQUIRED IN PERSON- If selected as a WAM intern, you will be required to attend two in-person orientations. Internship start date: Feb 1, 2022 Internship end date: May 26, 2022 Learn more on our website here.  Girls on the Mic Team Our GOTM team is known for figuring out ways to draw students in! Some reluctant participants at a GOTM school site developed a special interest in the activity yesterday - a WIN FOR TEAM GOTM! The Students at Greenleaf Elementary also started a podcast about "chisme" and that's not just gossip! We also had a very successful studio visit earlier this month, along with a small skill share this week on how to better utilize our newly donated Vodcasters in our programming. The learning never stops! A Moment of Gratitude  Speaking of our Local Sirens show tonight...we want to give a shoutout this week to the Fleishhacker Foundation, wihch helped support our fabulous studio residency and live performance program this year and tonight's show at El Rio! This Bay Area Foundation is a vital part of the local arts ecosystem and is dedicated to supporting nonprofits with work that centers community, diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation. We are honored to work with them to hire more local women and gender-expansive artists, ensembles, engineers, and producers to create and share their music! On behalf of all of us at WAM, thank you for continuing to inspire us and for supporting WAM as – together – we #ChangeTheFaceOfSound!  - Team WAM Donate to WAM